Insect catcher



Aug. 17, 1943. H. R. ETzLER INSECT CATCHER Filed Feb. l0, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v IFII'IFIIIIIII INIENTOR.

Patented Aug. l7, 1943 .This application is a continuationl in '.part Vof.

relates to an'insect catcher and flying insects upon its entanglingvsurface, and Ia receptacle for receiving thacatcher and in Which the'catcher may beheld and-,kept outof sight when not in use but in vsuch mannerasto beimmedi-ately available for 1e ady removal andzuse.

I' am aware that fly sWatters and sprays are used for catchingr such insects and, Whilerthese irav'e been generally .successful in operati on, they have also been found objectionable. Inthe use of both swattersl-and sprays the insects have Ito be collected and disposed of and often fall'un'.- noticed into food materialin the kitchen, v'or'i'=.t he dining table,A etc.,`proving.A a quite unappetizing spectacleto contemplate. .TheisW-atters usually maimV or crush' the insect, with'. conseguent soil- A ing land. dislguring of the object on which they are swatted, and it is; usually a mangled insect f? that niustwbe disposed of and thefquestion arises Where to dispose of it. .The svvatter device be'-v conies polluted, retaining. this Vrrepulsive aspect.

Sprays are costly; arenot always athand for. use, produce nauseating and irritatingffumes and' often the insects are not destroyed but merely stupefled and musti be` gathered up and disposed of before they regain: consciousness again.

In the particular art lpertaining to. devices comprising an entangling sheet which isdeSigned torbe wielded .throughtthe airgno "devi-ces; soffar as I am aware, havebeen developed which overecome the foregoing objections and various-difl-. culties which prevent their generaladoption, due, I believe, to thel fact that suchgdeviceshave .al. Ways depended as` an essential element upon the use of an entangling shee't'of ordinary flimsy.' fly paper, or other sticky surfaced material requir-4 ing eXtra means for maintaining it extended op-l f quires considerable dexterity to. place and-replace,

the entangling element inaorderxto ,preventsoil-4 ing of the fingers `or other articles; i Such devices have usuallybeen heavy,.costly,fclu1nsy or un 'sightly,f and ge'nerally' .capable of one Way-opera-n .tion in presenting buta singleentangling sur#v face facing in one directi-on forI use. In nocase,

`so far "as I amaware, has any1' prior 'device' enivbodiedan{entangling,sheetforelement.and shield' oflight Vmaterial orymaterialsiand Wherein `vthe;

sheet has `form suppc'irtinigf"V properties ltolsupport.-

rand sustainitsowrf shape and that. of."`

the shield the shield.

lMy invention provides valuable devices. Thelight Weight offered by. my structural de'- sign, due'm'ainlyto" the inherent form-'supportingcharacter of my. entangling sheet,-is essential to` the success4 o-f the device, inf that itslight 'Weight' *diminishes the danger ofdestructive impact, and 'allowsrfor freer and more accurate *operation*y of the device" Withlessfatigueand,Y added tof-thev` soit and harmless character-of its exteriorfparts', fregulanprolepquiet action, and other?"desirable-*V features employed, bring about a `'set of correlated propertiesv conducive to efcient wieldingand catching actions, considerations' Whichwe're un-f foreseen in the prior art and'which largely con-r f `tributed to the failure of prior devices.y y MyA structural 'design inadd'ition to "providing a catcher.

' of light Weight and 'inexpensive of*` construction, also provides one which' is-made `lof low-resistance to pass-age through the air, and-least liabler to "disturb the. ai? 0r movefthe" air before itis@ as not'to Warn'the insects nd ter chance of escapel It is one object of thisinvtion 'tt-provides practical device by the use or whicha'iiisect;

may be caught while in flight and disposedi Without soilingrthe surface upon which the insect wasresting ljust prior to thetime it Was caught;-

, Anotherjobject ormy'invention isltoxprovid'e'v a receptacle oi a'sinplet form preferably" to be f fastened 'tofa Wall or Vothery surfacei'and have sheltering 'and 'guidinglmeansg to facilitate the. insertion of the.. catcher .andfmeansv'to retain the.. latter, which` :receptacle is 'cir pleasing` `appears. anceanda'dapts thedevice to loe kept'ina'safe'` easilyv found for use and place Where it may be replaced afteruse'.

I further aimY to provide a quiet-acting catcha` er device and. one havinganoutline whichv is less liliely'tocatch onto andl pullA other objects. outgof place and'also one havingr small mass, thus al-v nevvfeatures in `an entangling element,v permitting alight Weightv and lowcost device to be produced, --and a novel receptacle for keeping the-device 'Whennot inL *useyboth of whichV WillY ideal Withthehouse fly.

and mosquito pest, in' la lmore satisfactory manner thanhas been-heretofore lJQSSlble With-prior allow thematettor may subsequently .Contact them 'with the` dewherein:

lowingoi its free and rapid operation and re-V y ducing tothe minimum liability of injury thereto by contactwith other objects. Y

A furtherA object of my invention is to provide acatcher using a marginal shield of lightweight lmaterial for the entangling sheet, which has no harsh exterior so that it cannot scratch or mar any surface which it contacts, utilizing thestiiness of the entangling sheet for the support and shaping of the shield and the 'maintenance oi its shape, and .preferably einployingtja handle attached to either the shield or the entangling A 'still further Object of my invention isrto Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle as it appears when hung on, a Wall, with the catcher in its proper place therein.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 isa detail section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a,Y face or plan View of one type catcher. y

Figure .5.is a cross section onlthe'line 5 5 of Fie'. f1..ff

,Figure 6 is a plan view showing a modified jform of catcher. A f

Figure 7 is a plan viewloi another modified form of catcher showing ran extra staunch section ofthe shield to support the handle.l

provide an entangling unit insert, forma4 re'fill-V able type of catcher device, which is stiff and fcrm-sustainingrmaking it more convenient to handle inwplacing it in andV removing it from thedevice.k

A, still further object of. my invention is ltoprovvide a `ne.n--reconditienable Vtype vlof catcher de,-Y

viceiwhich may be discarded on occasioninstead of reconditioning, without sacriiicingecon-` omyin doing so andone alsowhich as awhcle maybe quite readily 'disposed ooy incineration' or other manner.` Y I The principle of the improvement over the priorart which .my 4invention ifurnishes isa light weight, stiff,A forn1'-sustainirig entangliniJ sheet, vitalto Securing1 lightness, low cost, ve"1 Y ciency, safety, and;tofthe,general...pacticability of all thevarious, typesl` mention employingit; f

as their superior structure. and qualities are :due to its embodiment, either' as a replaceable or as a fixed member, and in whatever, manner aha-ndle is applied lto the device.. 'The innovation oi this Yfeature to the', art of,v aggressive insectk catcher device to wield intheainhrings radical.v

departure vfrom the. old principle of structural Y' function. and, considering its accomplishments Adesenyes the consideration of thoseinterested-in. Y the, arts advancement.

yAn additional -eaturecf my insectcatcherset `is the receptacle part. which solvestheproblein of` :having aroundv a .transferable sticky. surface,

, vby. furnishing` safe protectionV from. thedevice while thedevice isqnot in use.;

y I further provide, .finallexamples exceeding,-

lyV simple and inexpensive Iconstructions' which yare toAbe taken as` representativerather th 1;'` I limitary,-fand.which maybe usedingtheirjmanufaeturerea'dily adaptable inexpensive products like crudeifabric, paper andwood.v

My device is manually operated. A. person grasps the device and'waves it. bro ad.side, to `and, fro, through the air, Where the insect is flying, manipulating it tti-.touch `the insect with the Ventangling surface of the device, ln1 casea fly` is;y resting (man obj ect,theentangling sheetis.

brought to sweepfpast and .closeby-the surface, thus frightening.. the insect and.causing ittofly off into the'air infront ofthe Yapproaching,-en-A tangling sheet and to be' touched. andizcaught ,bys

it, and, in the eventilies are 'insecure locations,

theoperatorsidle hand may Vbefused to shoo:

the insectgYout intothe opensothatthe operavice.. -V

Various additional objects and. advantages will, in part,^become apparentLfrom-a consideration. of .the iollowingldescriptiom'taker/1kinf connection with the. accompanying drawings,

.handle :i

Figure 20 .isfa perspective view showing. theV use of an entangling sheet with a marginal shield, but withouta handle... f Y I j Figure 21 is. afdetailsection, taken on theline 2.I..-2.I, of.Fig. 20,.v Y Figure-22.y is a` perspective view showing Vthe entangling sheet4 attached kto ahandle and used as a catcher .without a marginalfshield as a car- Figure' 213 isa fragmentary perspective. view of` oneform; of thev entangling sheet.

Figure. 24. isa fragmentary perspective; view showinganother form of the entanglingsheet.

. Figuref25 isa vertical sectional view showing still. another. type of the .catcher havinga shield and a. specific. form of handle; j

Figures 26, 27, 28, ,295 and SOare planviewsshowing.. further modified ways, of attachingv the Referring-now morespecically tothe draw- 1ngs,vwherein like @characters designatelike parts throughouttheseveral views', attentionis'direct.-

edtofthe fact that While I can-not illustrate all theformswhich thescope of. my invention in- Y Vcludes and which originate andldevelop from `and depend .upon the embodiment, of. mylight Weight, intrinsic `form supporting entangling ele.-

ment, vit is to be borne in ,mind that the inven.

tion :is not limitedto the. forms. herein shown in'fFigure 2, preferably reasonably highon a wall and.may be in a.A conspicuous location so that the 'catcher' A f may ybe. 'readilyl inserted l therein and removed therefrom .through its open .bottom onmouth,v aided b-yi'laringv sldeguides. I I at the lowerA ends of r the sidewalls of l thelreceptacle and rau rear guide. l 2 .Iormedibyor vuporrthe `rear AWallof the .receptacle and,whiclrpartsv II and,

I2. Vextend below the s'opening of. thev receptacle. L Ivi-do not. Alimitmyse1f..1;o..the materialzoffwhich the receptacle B-is made, norftofthespeciiic configuration thereof.- Itmay bejmade of fp aper which will afford sucient resilient :action-rte.. Vgrip and retain the catcher A. I may` also luse,v for the same purpose, retaining elements made' ofstrips of stiff paper, suchas cardboard,3humped to VVprovide resilient retaining-v shoulders, a's at. I 3, and glued to the receptacle or formedintegral therewith. 1

The catcherA, incall'formifemploys ali-ghtV weight sheet of entangling material, designated as at l4. VThis sheet I4 is preferably aofo'penrwork or open-mesh formation, and one form mayv be a sheet of textile Qrjother fabric whichis stiften ed` inany desirable manner. to'render.. it form- 3 sustaining. This 'sheet may, be woven fand, l to. impart stiffness to it,- may be subjected to:V a-

coating or Yimpregnation with'any-appropriate Aisf j shieldapart as' shown `at 48a. "Illeqyokewhich' material. Or, this sheet maybe fabricatedfrom. y

parts that are in themselves stiior,ifi'arrnfsus`V taining, or this sheet may rbe f orlriedffromA papiermch, 'or from .plastic4 or synthetic;V material. In all instances, the sheet I4 'willthave applied to, over, or along itssurfaces, a suitable insect I' coating cfa sticky entangli-ng materiahsuch as a material or substance;

In Figures :lite ..5 a .shield 2i Surrounds trie any manner attached to the shield 2l, interl' mediate the opposite marginaledges of the-latter, the shield having itsends overlapping, as at f 22, and glued together, if desired;` andboth pro vided with; an opening 23through whichethe manipulating vhandle '24, usually of Wood, passes,Y and as shownfin this instance the handle islreduced to one-half section within thershield, uas seen .in Figures 2 and 5 at -the points Vof con-r tact with theshield, 'being ,glued- Orr-otherwise fastened to theshieId.v Suchishield14%, inthe presentV instance, and in all instances where I refer to a shield in the specica'tion, maybe made of paper, or other suitable material.' This: strip of paper orother material in this particuvlai` form of the device is made to t Aaboutgthej entangling sheet,land'its edgesareinspaced relation to the entangling sheettocause ject out from opposite ysid-efaces ofthe e'ntan gling sheet so that when the catcher'isset upon a table or the like, the entangling sheet.` will be held in spaced relation tothe surface'uponwhich the device rests and thefsurface will 'not' ibe Y marredby'centact with any part of the sheet or the efliciencyoi the sheet impaired.; That, porkmay be secured.

junction of vthe portions 5 land 52.

an extended endportio'n ,of the-strip being bent to torina 'yokegfid and again fastened to the projectsrearwardly of the shield istapered rearwardly and, at its apex, it is .perforated torev ceiyel the -handle 24. Vwhich hasu its front 'l end securedtoptheshield';

In Figures 9 to 18 are shown variousmodif;

cationsshowing how the shield 2l and the entanglingfsheet; maybe assembledrin relationv @In Figure 9 thefsheetjldis .glue'dbetweenfl I two inwardly extendingilangesof strips 28 formed i in the coacting halves'chauve-partshield.

Ywhich, 'itmay:beLlgglued-iffdesired. 5;.-

1 In jFigure vll/A the shield. 2.! hasfan inwardly depressed 1ib`.3 l .a ga inst either sideof which;

the sheet id maydbe 1-pla'cedi and to which, it.

ln-ligure 12 the shield has two. coacti n sections tandfiglued togethenpart ofthe vsection 33 beingbent vto Which-th. Sheetlfisrlaced- 1 u In ,Figureltf-the sheet'. I4, isy eitherperrna-4 nentlyfor reine v a b ly- V mounted in a 'groove be l `tween .lcdges--ttformed inwardlycrimped I portions of the strip of Whichthe shield 35 isy .l

formed.

tion of the handle that extends across thefenf, `Vv

tangling vsheetgives added strengthto the dell vice andit also serves to helpbrace andfsecure theV outward extendingpart ofathe handle tothe body of the deyice, theV stiihfess and iornifsusftaining qualities of the entanglingishee'tffimpart.

Ving shape to the shield 2| andimaintaining the shield Vin shape and against movementsin Vanydirection tending to distort'it, i

.In'the type of Figures 1 to `5, and al1 other formait is to be understood thatk where the `handle hase. portion extending Quer-'andrtouchingr-the entangling sheet, 'the `entariglingfma-r.

terial may also be placed onthatfportie'n` of part of the 'en V the handle which then becomes tangling element.

Figure 6 discloses a construction'inwh-ich the shield disposed about the entangling sheet is extended toforma rectangular outer part'comprising theA space. designated asat 50 Vwithin which a brace 51j is-fastened to opposed strip portions 52 and ,53. The4 handle v.24; passes p1an estrip forming/ theshield said 'strip'havf g marginal; reinforcing Ybeads Se rwhich stiften ing the edges of the shield.4

dge'sof str ip et constitute reinforcingbeads 43v l Whih.: nroridefsmeoth and. roundeeledgesa,

'In Figure 1 7. theshield; has an1angle'strip of paper @5 Vglued toit-on whichthe sheet i4,

tachingqthe sheet id to-thejshield, the sheet` l being proyided witha laterally bent flange .l4a

ing entanglingsheet with a marginal portion l thereofv free ffrpm entangling ;materiaLthe --sheet 1 ill being'igrasped, atthe marginthereof 1rnak* while theyfareiflying `in the air'. l.

serve as and constitute'gjaninsect catcherlde;

vice which cangbe .used by being vheld with the Y ngers :and moyedjtbackand fforthin; ajsweep.-Y ing manner. tocontactv and thereby catchfin'sects f AIn Figure 2 0 Izishow.v the entangling sheetdllll provided: Vuzithzfa. s'hieldl A: comprisir'ig'fa` strip,

in this instance tted about:thelmargins'fof through the-:portionsStand is-secured at the` form' .as ledge S-Scgagfainst the meshes I5.

relation to theentanglin'gsur'faces of the-sheet in-forderlthatit be saerfi'n-operation and other-v wise; against 'contacting and soilingl otheriarti-l cles with the entangling-material1ofthe sheet:

This shield A `has a circumferential crease 'orf groove 69' to receive and-bracethe-edges ofthe sheet. "I V alsoillustrate in 4Figure 20" how the sheet with the shield tted'- about andi attached to it may be grasped and--used-as arrinsectv catcherdevice,`4 and wielded through the air to,4

touch flying 'insects `'with the entangllng sheet.

The shield 2i may beformedufrom apaperl strip orI otherf'appropria'te light weight mate--V rialfasa consequence of its being Supported in shape bythe intrinslclformfsupportingi-ouali-i ties of the "entangling` sheet-1 Il, and botlifthe sheet andthe shield cooperate interactinglyftol support the shape of the devicearid-tlie respec-V- tive parts thereof.

`In Figuren 1. showin' detauincwtne shield in Figure is' provided with an internalcircumferential groove 6I) formed inthe shield A- and into and' along which the edges of thesheet ll-.are glued orotherwise` conflned.` .l -A

In Figure 22 Idisclose-howthe sheetS I4 per' se' maybe-simply attachedto -a handle 2lfby-insert ing theY sheet in aslit provided inthe forward partf of the handle, showing how thisestiiandform-Y sustaining entangling sheet-'with a-handle, alone,

attachedto it maybe used lfor and constitutes-anY insectA catcher, without additionalfparts to carry the sheet I4. Y

" `Figurer23 disclosesa modified formofmy'en tangli'rigV sheet I4 wherein the elements which provide cellular constructionl havingthe open mesh Walls I6 made up of stripsY orY the like'whichform partitions-of greater. depth than Yits wall thickness. In this formsof the invention theA enten-v thezsheet and whichfprojeets outwardly from. opposite sides faces ofthe sheet-flfllin 'spaced The type lshiivvn in `Figureil using my novel entanglingV unit; .is of. thevr construction similar to that' 'shown lnFigure4, but the handle. 24hasits pOrtion-Wlthln the shield formed with armsy. Awhich arecurvedllongitudinally and diverge forwardl'y at: a tangent; toeachother.

These arins are attached to'opposite faces-.of the sheet Mend, at their. free ends, mayalso-be'glued to the shield.

In Figure 28 I have shown a catcher type of substantially circular configuration, Y this type being` a modncaticn inl shapemainlyl from the typelshown: in. Figure 4; i The' overlapping ends 6.6101 theshield ZI islapeculiarity of the several y types shovvnhereA and'in Figures-29am? 30,` loutY 1 is not*Y essential-'method of bindingthejends .offarstrip--used-toform Ya shieldvfor thesheelt of myfifiv'entlon.-.VV .Y s KInl Figure- 29 Ifshowfa handle `24 isplitI as shown andithefresulting legsffbfII-'fastened'- tothe outside ofthe Shield'IIl'.- ,.1

Y In mure 30:1 show the'han'die '24 provided with Y anofl'set; portion as at Iiilwhich-in turn is fas-K` tenedlto the Shield 2 I.

Ifin'ten'd to make-lt'I clear here that the novelr v ff feature or my stiff' andforrn-sustaining Ventangling sheet is inherently selfLsustainingfto maintain allofits :portions inf the same plane asin-the sheet examplesrshown in Figures 19 and 22. The.. 'saineY is; true. with* regard to theY Corrs-tractionshown for example'in' Figure "24:,`v where the sheet isiformed-'of crossy strips,elxcept that it Would'be necessaryfto. glue orfotherwise fasten strips I9 in xed a Y'angular relationf tof stripsv 20'; in order to maintain-thev contour'of thevvjsheet and prevent angular shift of the strips and/ori distortion of thecontour of thesheet asia Whole. This self-` sustaining featureoflthe Ysheet also acts, as in case of suchaistructure'shownein Figure 20', em-

Y ploying .a marginal shield,-tosustain the shield,

glingmaterial I1 may alsotake-the vformof a coating on the side faces vof the partitions within `In Figure 24 I show another forni ofventang-ling sheet consisting Y ofA` strips,A strands or threads I 8' crossed by superposed I strips, strands or threads I9 glued thereto, and all members as welles-those of Figure 23, suitalolyvstiifenedetcbeZ Iorrn-sus-A taining: The Sheetsh'own -in' Figure 24lis-of `onenmesh form and the entanglingmaterlalmaybe Whichzis ofrimpcu'tance, 'for example-in the case ci; arectangular 'stiff f andVform-suppor'ting sheet havinga relatively :frail shield strip, such paper, suing-about its margins the' stir-mess and formv ,supportingfproperties' of the -sheet would conappliedtoany or all surfaces ofthe formedsheet A* by spraying the entangling'material on thesheet;

or by other means, The structure of -both`-l.=igures w A 23 and 2li-.maybe made of -one or more partecil material, or it may bel moulded, stamped; rolled, or 4otherwise formed from papier-mch, plastics or'other appropriate materials. Y Y

The type of catcher shown in Iiigu'relZ-'which also depends upon myA kstiff-form-suppertingYen-v tanglingvshcet, differsfrom the other typeslmainly lnthat the-handle isslit', asfs'hwn, and has spaced apart portionsiillpassing through openings at one side -of the shieldYJITand, at its ree ends, is attached to theconfronting portions ofithe shield. Portionen are -locatedon-opposite sides of, and spaced from,'lthe sheetll which, as

. form and a. non-rigid'shaped shield would follow Y vwire gauze as itislknownin the hardware trade, without extraltreatmentto x theangular rela? tionship of the-crossingiwires, such a sheet would easily hecornez distorted' tok another inisshe-ped it, i even if @theiwiresofthe' sheet were stiier than that ofrwire gauze gage. V`My construction, thereconsideration itfwill be noted than even ordinary Y lmsyfly paper possesses the property thatis usual, is held in fixed relationfincngageinentvvith I the inner sides vof--theshieldtzh' VIr1--Fisure v26 I have-shown another type of fthe' catcherr usingmy novel entangling! sheet-iik? I shovvV the-handle 24; forked; asati'kflandthe 1 `forked portions .'64, are shown., attached-tothe shield at or near vthe:corners-Landengaging bothA members at the; corners norder .to establish-and Bfrgidumt.; Y u

fore,allows materials weaker` and lstrongerthan Wire gauzeY to be used 'Without being subject to the stated objections. connection-with the-,latter iackingixiuwire gauze of maintainingy lateral xed relativef positions of its componentparts as long as itretains 'anat `form; v. -nnother advantageincident the and form supporting properties oi *my entanglng Y sheetzisthat the :stiffness of 'the sheet' serves to hold .the distanceapart of the sections, of the shield which are fitted along diierent sections of the margin ofY the sheet, h'olding'them laway from each other; and against l collapsing Iinwardlyi'tceV Y ward each other, or keepingthemdistended; as

thus doing avvayv with the necessity of using a,

rigid form of shielding frame and allowing the i' use of inferior materials in forming the shieldA or a shield construction inferior in circumferential rigidity, i. e., one with a shape not secure invitself but dependent upon'that of the sheet,

this being true even though the shield be not glued or rigidly fixed to the sheet.' Thus, for

example, materials oi the rigidityv of a fair grade of ordinary Wrapping paper may be used in making a strip to'be used fora shield.

By the terms or expressions fibrousf cellulosic, paper or synthetic plastic materials herein used I mean any of these materials or'the derivatives of their .bases or-any equivalent materials. v

It will be understood'that I have made the foregoing disclosures by Way of examples only, and that none ofrthem are to be taken as limitations of the scope of my invention except lWhen expressly dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is: Y

l. An insect catcher comprising a` relatively stifl'substantially flatbody portion formedof interwoven mesh brous material, insect entangling substance on opposite sides of saidY body portion, a guard formed of relatively Vflexible substantially non-porous material secured to and surrounding the body portion and extending in opposite directions from the surface thereof to protect the insect entangling substance on opposite sides of the body portion, the ,relativelyflexible guard being stiiTened and held distended by' engagement With the body portion, and a handle secured to the insect catcher to facilitate manipulation thereof 2. An insect catcher comprisingI a relatively stilT blade formed of inexpensive interwoven maing laterally from theinsect catcher'to 'facilitate manipulation thereof,`

, relatively flexible guard formed of light Weight `ened and supported in shape by engagement with terial having insect entangling substance applied thereto, a guard of inexpensive'relatively exiblelj substantially perpendicular to the surface of Vthe blade to protect the insect entangling surface of l blade, anda handle securedl toV and extending latl sheetmaterial fittingVv about the body portion and extending in opposite rdirections'from the surface thereof Yto protect' the insect entangling substance j 4 -on opposite sides ofithe body portion, the relao 1 tively exible guard being stiiiened and .supv ported in shape 'by engagement with the body portion, and a handle "secured tothe insect catch-V er to facilitateV manipulation thereof'.

4. Aninsect catcher comprising a relatively.

stiff and self-form supporting substantially flat body portion, insect entangling substance on opposite sides of said `body portion, alight Weight shield vformed of a strip of paper fittingv about vthe border and secured in fixed position to said.;

body portion and having parts .extending in opposite directions from, the surface thereof in planes substantially perpendicular to the en-V tangling surface of lsaid body portion in shielding relation thereto, fsaid shieldportionbeing stiffthe stiff body'portion, and a handle secured Yto and extending laterally from the insect catcher to facilitate manipulation thereof.

5. An'insect catcher comprising` a relatively 'stiff blade formed of inexpensive rlight Weight porous sheetimaterial having insect `entangling substance on; opposite sides thereof, a light' weight paperguard fitting about the border of the bladeoand having parts extending in opposite directions 'therefrom in planes substantially per-Av t pendicular; to the surface Vof Athe blade and sup-5' ported in Ashape by'engageme'nt 'Withthe blade to shield the insectrentangling surface of the `erally from the insect catcher to facilitatermanipulation thereof.

HARRYR. ETZLEa 

